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Louisiana natural and cultural restoration
Planting bay grasses along the coast.
English Lecturer Jennie Walker describes Louisiana as "miles and miles of destruction." Driving into the city, she and seven students saw abandoned cars piled on the streets, a house lying on top of a car, and the remains of a cow inside a tree.
"It really affected me personally, because I could see myself living in that type of environment," said Chanan Delivuk '08. "It could be my house or my neighborhood."
The team from McDaniel went to work, cleaning out an ice house so fishermen have somewhere to put their catch. They cleared debris from greenhouses, helped a citrus farmer collect fruit, worked at the Animal Rescue of New Orleans, and planted dune grasses on an island that buffers the city from storms. |
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Hurricane Katrina ripped through this greenhouse.
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Many Louisiana residents still can't live in their homes, but those who returned were grateful for the help.
Will Patterson pets a dog at the animal shelter where the group volunteered. He later adopted a dog.
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"The people were so giving to us when they didn't have anything to give," Walker says. "One man lost his house and insurance wouldn't pay for it, yet he took us out and bought us a traditional New Orleans king cake. They went out of their way to give, even when they had nothing to give." |
Students pose with clean-up gear.
Contact Michele Cohen Leiberman, associate director of media relations, at 410-857-2294 or mleiberman@mcdaniel.edu.
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